Taifa of Alpuente

1009–1106

Taifa Kingdom of Alpuente, c. 1037.

Capital

Alpuente, now in Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain

Common languages

Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew

Religion

Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism

Government

Monarchy

Historical era

Middle Ages

• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba

1009

• Conquered by the Almoravids

1106

Currency

Dirham and Dinar

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Caliphate of Cordoba

Almoravids

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The Taifa of Alpuente (Arabic: طائفة ألبونت) was a medieval taifa kingdom, of Berber origin,^[1] that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the Iberian Peninsula in 1010. It was centered at the city of Alpuente. It was ruled by a Berber family of the Banu Qasim tribe.^[2]^[3]

List of Emirs

Qasimid dynasty

'Abd Allah I: c. 1009–1030
Muhammad I Yumn ad-Dawla: 1030–1042
Ahmad b Muhammad 'Izz (o Adud) al-Dawla: 1042–1043
Muhammad II: 1043
'Abd Allah II: 1043–c. 1106

Sources

^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 9781317870418.
^ Bosch-Vilà, J. (1988-04-01). Andalus (in French). Éditions Peeters. pp. 641–647. ISBN 2857443196.
^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014-06-11). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of Al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870418.